“non-member countries will face great pressure to adhere to the treaty or to implement its provisions within their domestic laws, particularly as part of bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations”

He also observed:

”it seems odd to conclude an anti-counterfeiting treaty without the participation of the countries most often identified as the sources or targets of counterfeiting activities”

In his summary he makes a case for more involvement from developing countries to have their say:

“the developing world faces a stark choice – remain on the ACTA sidelines and face a future filled with pressure to implement its provisions or demand a seat at the table now [to] … ensure that the counterfeiting and piracy concerns of the global community are appropriately addressed.”

In 2007 we held a meeting of the IP managers of the CGIAR and their national partner counterparts. It was the first NPI meeting. During this meeting we asked participants to imagine the skills of the perfect IP manager. This is a selection of what they came up with….

photo by IBERPRESS for CAS-IP

I have thought about this exercise many times since — and the posts I made this week made me again reflect on the broad scope of the role of IP management!